25 June 1889

Brooklyn Daily Standard Union
19th annual commencement held in the Grand Opera House

The presentation of prizes :
(Note : The following, mensuration & meusuration are typed as written)

1st Prize; silver watch awarded to James S. Murray,  
for  proficiency  in bookkeeping, arithmetic, geometry, meusuration, 
commercial law, stenography and typewriting.

2d Prize; gold medal, awarded to Edward J. McManus, 
for proficiency in Christian doctrine, algebra, civil 
government, literature, philosophy, stenography and typewriting. 

3rd Prize; gold medal, William J. Lee,
for penmanship, composition, music, algebra, arithmetic, 
stenography and typewriting.

4th Prize; gold medal, Martin S. Brennan,
for composition, arithmetic, meusuration, history, commercial law, 
stenography and typewriting.

5th Prize; gold medal, Philip J. Cleary
for deportment, application, bookkeeping, stenography and typewriting.

6th Prize; gold medal, James D. Holder
for penmanship, literature, grammar, composition, commercial law, 
stenography and typewriting.

7th Prize; gold medal, John A. Potts
for penmanship, bookkeeping, geometry, meusuration, 
stenography and typewriting.

8th Prize; gold  modal, Matthew  A. Keating
for elocution, penmanship, arithmetic and mensuration.

Special  prizes, gold  medals,  were  also awarded to 
James P. Dunn and William A. O'Conner, 
proficiency in typewriting.
James D. Holder, stenography.
William Lee and Charles A. Holder, elocution.

Among those who donated prizes and premiums were:

The Rev. Thomas Taaffe, pastor of St. Patrick's Church
Rev. Edward McGoldrick, pastor of St. Cecilia's Church
Brother Jerome, 0. S.F., President St. Francis' College
Thomas McGoey,  Bedford  avenue
Edward Freel. Lafayette avenue
John Ghegan, 88 Murray street. New York
Prof. J. Schneider, Lee avenue
Prof. J. A. Nugent New York
Prof. W. G. Anderson. M. D.
Mrs. Brennan, Myrtle avenue
Mrs. Holder Garfied place
Mrs. Potts, DeKalb  avenue
Mrs. Dinsmore, Sandford street
Mrs. CIeary, Classon avenue
Mrs. Keating, Myrtle avenue
Mrs. Murray, Flushing avenue
Mrs. Lee, Grand avenue
Mrs. Dolfini, Lafayette avenue
C. Collins, Franklin avenue
D. C. Teal,Bedford avenue
Mr. McManus, Hudson avenue
George CahilI, Ryerson street
VV.C. Hardie, manager of New York Caligaph Company
Messrs. Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, 327 Broadway, New York
James Gallagher, Myrtle avenue
M. Meade, Franklin avenue.

The class of 1889 consists of post graduate, James Lawrence Murray.

Graduates :

Edward Joseph McManus
William Francis Lee
Martin Sebasian Brennan
Philip Jerome Cleary
James Francis Holder
John Aloysius Potts
Matthew Aloysisus Keating 
James Patrick Dunn

Transcriber : Nancy E Lutz
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